West Indies Women skipper Hayley Matthews showed great dedication for the sport during a match against Scotland Women in the Women’s World Cup qualifier fixture in Lahore. While chasing a target of 245 runs, Matthews was just a run away from her hundred before while she suffered severe cramps and couldn’t continue to bat further. After that, Matthews was taken back to the pavilion on a stretcher on the third ball of the 42nd over while the score was 203 for eight.
Interestingly, Hayley Matthews was also unbeaten on 99* runs off 100 balls when she was taken on a stretcher. However, she couldn’t stay of the game for long as number 11 batter Karishma Ramharack lost her wicket on the very next ball, which forced Matthews to come back to the crease as West Indies still needed 42 runs to win with only wicket left. Coming back unbeaten on 99*, Matthews completed her hundred on the very next delivery in 101 balls.
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Scotland Women defeat West Indies Women to produce upset in World Cup qualifier opener
Talking about the match, Scotland Women stunned West Indies Women to produce an upset in the first match of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifier. Despite Hayley Matthew’s heroics with both bat and ball, West Indies lost against Scotland by 11 runs. Batting first, Scotland Women were bowled out for 244 runs in 45 overs with Sarah Bryce top scoring with 55(56) runs along with Megan McColl’s 44-ball 45 runs. For West Indies Women, skipper Hayley registered figures of 4/56 while Aaliyah Alleyne and Karishma Ramharack scalped two wickets each.
Chasing the winning target, Haylew Matthews turned out to be a lone warrior for West Indies Women with her unbeaten captain’s knock of 114* runs off 113 balls with 14 boundaries. However, she didn’t got support from rest of the batters as West Indies were bowlled out for 233 runs in 46.2 overs.
